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Baoding is a city 137km south of Beijing, it is one of the ten cities
under the direct administration of Hebei Province. It covers an area
of 40,000 sq. kilometers, with a population of 11 million. One third
of its territory lies in the Taihang Mountains in the west, one third
lies in the eastern plain area, the other third in the hilly land
in between.
Baoding enjoys a good transportation network. The Beijing- Guangzhou
Railway Line runs through Baoding from north to south, it takes
about one hour for a train from Beijing to Baoding. State Road No.
107 runs along the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway Line. The Beijing-
to-Shijiazhuang Expressway passes through Baoding, it takes a bus
one hour and a half to reach Baoding from Beijing.
Baoding, literally translated as protect for the safety of the
Capital Beijing used to be called the Southern Gate of Beijing because
of its military and political importance, in the Ming(1368-1644)
and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasty. For the last 250 years, until the
60's in the 20th century, Baoding had been served as the center
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